The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said there are more unresolved than resolved consumer complaints filed against e-commerce platforms, warning them of maximum penalty, including P300,000 fines and getting banned from operating and selling online. DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said at the...
Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual has ordered two big e-commerce platforms to explain consumer complaints about deceptive, unfair, fraudulent, and unconscionable online sales practices. Except for the terms “two big e-commerce” platforms, Pascual did not divulge the names of...
Around 50 percent of online shoppers in the Philippines are now engaged in cross-border shopping, with sales accounting for 24 percent of the entire e-commerce market in the country, according to a recent report from JP Morgan.
Trade and Industry Assistant Secretary Glenn Penaranda cited the JP...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology’s Cybersecurity Bureau advised Filipinos to only transact with online sellers within legitimate e-commerce platforms or online stores to ensure their safety. This, according to DICT, was after they received reports and complaints where...
A Pinoy-bred e-commerce platform VeMoBro goes head-to-head against larger e-commerce companies as part of a mission to empower Filipino sellers and customers with hope through a new digital marketplace “with a heart for Filipinos.” Vergil Bargola, founder and CEO of VeMoBro, said their platform...
